Vegan Glazed Chocolate Donuts.

These vegan glazed chocolate donuts are easily made at home in a donut pan! You can enjoy the taste of fresh-baked donuts right in your own kitchen.

When we eliminated eggs, dairy, and gluten from our diet, we also eliminated fun treats, like donuts from the bakery.

Thankfully, it’s easy to make baked vegan donuts in a donut pan at home. We like to make them on occasion over here, and it’s fun to create different flavors. The other day Baby Bee requested donuts, and since it had been a long time since we’d made any, I decided to make a batch of vegan glazed chocolate donuts.

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Chocolate donuts used to be my very favorite kind of donut. When I was in college and still eating dairy, and wheat, and eggs, I used to love to get donuts at the best donut place in all the land: Sweetwater’s Donut Mill. Sweetwater’s was the ultimate college town donut shop – it was open 24 hours, had a million flavors, and wasn’t too expensive.

I loved the glazed chocolate donuts from Sweetwater’s and decided to create my own gluten free and vegan version to share with you today.

If you aren’t gluten free, go ahead and use regular all-purpose flour. I would not recommend coconut flour or almond flour, although you could add some of these flours to a gluten free mix, and that would be fine. Using all grain free flours with this recipe may result in dense or soggy donuts.

Spoon the batter into the donut pans, filling each donut well 3/4 of the way full.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 12-15 minutes.

Let the donuts cool in the pan for a few minutes, then overturn the donut pan and tap the back of the pan until the donuts pop out onto a sheet of parchment paper or a cookie sheet.

While the donuts cool, make the glaze. Sift the confectioner's sugar into a medium bowl, and drizzle in the water Whisk with a fork until smooth, and drizzle over cooled donuts.

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Glazed Chocolate Donuts.

Amount Per Serving

Calories 225Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g11%

Sodium 196mg8%

Potassium 71mg2%

Total Carbohydrates 40g13%

Dietary Fiber 2g8%

Sugars 27g

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A0.6%

Vitamin C0.6%

Calcium3.6%

Iron6.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Tips for making these vegan chocolate donuts:

use a non-stick donut pan, and also grease the pan with a little oil or vegan buttery spread

let the donuts cool in the pan for about five minutes

customize these donuts with your own toppings – try the glaze, or chocolate icing, or even icing and sprinkles

I love how easy it is to make donuts at home with a donut pan. These vegan glazed chocolate donuts really are delicious and do rival any bakery donut – the cake is dense and moist, and the glaze is sweet and light. They aren’t fried, which is a big improvement over the donuts you get from the bakery.

You can keep these for up to three days in an airtight container. If they last that long! ;)

This post was originally published in March 2015. It has been updated with new photos and text.

Mom to two boys with food allergies and sensitivities, Kelly is passionate about allergy friendly cooking and baking. She believes that you can enjoy amazing, easy recipes even when cooking for multiple food allergies.

Comments

Whenever they have donuts at church, I find myself looking longingly at the simple chocolate glazed donut holes and wish I were clever enough to come up with a recipe for them to make gluten-free vegan ones myself. I have a mini donut pan, so I think I’ll be trying this recipe in that to satisfy that longing! Thanks for coming up with it!

My son has dairy, egg and peanut allergies so I am always looking for new vegan options for dessert that are fun and taste yummy! These donuts are SO delicious and reminded me a lot of devil’s food cake. Very moist, great flavor and the glaze just added the perfect touch! Thank you for all your amazing recipes!

The last time I had a donut was months ago! It’s crazy to think it’s been that long. I’ve never made my own donuts, although I really want to try. We Canadians love our Tim Hortons donuts, and that’s usually where I get mine from, despite knowing how unhealthy they are haha. They make a tasty occasional treat! These donuts are so cute and sound so delicious- I gotta find myself a donut pan asap!

Oh, I know you guys love Tim Horton’s! I play for the Windsor Symphony sometimes and there are so many of them in Windsor! There’s one immediately before you get to the tunnel as well, for any last minute donut needs! :)

When I was in college there was a donut shop near campus that I loved! They made a fresh batch of donuts at midnight, and we would always go on runs there late at night for a sugar fix when we were studying. Not the healthiest choice though. Would have been much better off with your vegan and gluten free donuts!

That’s it! I MUST get a donut pan!! I’m blown away that delicious donuts can be made healthier, and really must hop to this genius treat. That glaze is making my mouth water! Thanks for the weekend breakfast inspiration!